A Wake County judge paused sentencing after the defendant fell ill during a hearing in the 2023 death of a Midwood Smokehouse manager. Family members delivered impact statements as the court rescheduled the rest of the hearing for the next day.

A manhunt expanded after a Carroll County deputy was killed during a welfare check; investigators say a wildlife camera captured the suspect in nearby Surry County. Rewards and federal teams are aiding the search.

WakeMed police officer Jeremy Bohne was arrested in Wilson County and faces multiple charges including kidnapping and assault, court records show.

An officer in Wake Forest shot a dog after the animal bit its owner and lunged at officers in the Margot’s Pond neighborhood. The man was arrested and faces misdemeanor charges, court records show.

Greenville police are searching for 33-year-old Garrett Burr, who left his assisted living home in Winterville Friday evening. Officers say he has schizophrenia and was last seen in blue plaid pajamas.

A girl was struck Saturday at the Buffaloe and Forestville intersection in Raleigh; police say she is expected to be OK.

Two men were hospitalized after an early-morning stabbing on Clear Skyview Circle in southern Wake County. Deputies say the investigation is ongoing and no one is in custody.

A man who fell off a cliff into the Watauga River near Beech Mountain was rescued by multiple agencies and airlifted to a Winston‑Salem trauma center.

John Clay Jackson, once banned by the state, was arrested May 20 on multiple warrants alleging he took payments for repairs he didn't finish. Prosecutors and the AG's 2020 judgment are part of the case's backdrop.

A 20-year-old suspect was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Georgia and is being held in Virginia pending extradition to Alamance County on child-sex charges.

A Murphy man was sentenced to 22 years after authorities said they seized 15 guns and more than 1,600 fentanyl pills during a December 2023 traffic stop and home search.

Raleigh police arrested a 48‑year‑old after a CODIS DNA match linked him to a 2001 sexual assault at a North Raleigh home. Authorities say the arrest followed forensic testing of preserved evidence.

A girl was shot Friday on North Hoover Road in Durham and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the shooting appears isolated as detectives investigate.